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SAP BUCKET COVER. No. 302,604. Patented July 29, 1884.

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SITES AUGUSTUS H. TODD, OF GRIFFINS CORNERS, NEWV YORK.

SAP-BUCKET CQVER.-

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 302,604, dated Ju1y129,1884.

Application filed March 6, 1884. (No model.)

clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters andfigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

My invention relates to covers forsap-buckets and it consists in thepeculiar construction thereof, as will be hereinafter more fully setforth.

In the drawings, Figure l is a front elevation; Fig. 2, a side elevationof a bucket provided with my cover. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of thecover. Fig. a is a bottom plan view of same.

One object of my invention is to provide a cover having inclined wingsadapted to shed rain, as frequently the best sap-runs are during heavyrain or snow storms. Another object is to provide a cover which can bereadily applied to and removed from the can. I attain these objects bythe construction I will now describe. A

The cover A is bent at its middle portion, A, so as to form the twowings, as shown. The wings are inclined downwardly from the middle A asan apex or ridge. This inclination is for the following purposes: Itforms the inclined wings for the purposes specified, it gives the lidthe desired tension, and it provides the opening under the end of thecover, through which the sap-spout may be inserted. The opposite edges,B B, of the cover are turned in or under, so as to bind under the rib Oof the bucket O. This rib is preferably formed by wiring the upper edgeof the bucket, as is usual in can-making. Gircnlar notches B are out inthe turned edges B, so as to fit the outer sides of the bucket, as willbe readily appreciated.

In operation, when the cover is in place, as shown in Fig. 2, it is onlynecessary to depress the middle portion thereof, when one or both of theturned edges will move out clear of the rib or flange, as indicated indotted lines, when the cover can be removed from the bucket. To applythe cover to the bucket this opera tion is reversed, as will beappreciated.

It will be appreciated that the rib 0 might be formed in various waysother than by wiring, also that the bucket might be formed of woodwithout said rib, in which case it would be desirable to serrate orotherwise adapt the edges of the turned portion B to bind the saidbucket, in order to insure a firm connection of the parts.

It will be understood that the bucket, instead of being made with therib 0, might be formed of tin, wood, or other suitable mate rial, and inthe form of an inverted truncated cone, when the turned edges would bindthe sides, as will be obvious.

It is manifest that the cover might be formed with inclined wings andsecured in a manner different from that shown; also,that the turnededges B might be formed without the recess B, and that good resultswould be given and no departure be had from the broad principles of myinvention. I prefer, however, the construction shown and hereinbeforedescribed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s

1. A sap-bucket cover consisting of a flat plate of metal bent midwayits sides to form a ridge, and inclined downward therefrom to itsopposite edges, and having said edges bent and provided with curvednotches, adapted to bind the side of the bucket and retain the lidthereon, substantially as set forth.

2. A sap bucket cover bent midway its sides, and sloping downward fromsaid bend or ridge to its opposite edges, and adapted at such edges toengage the sides of the bucket, the opposite ends of said cover beingelevated above the top of the bucket, whereby a spout may be inserted ateither end, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

AUGUSTUS H. TODI) /Vitnesses:

D. IV. EARL, W. H. Lasnna.

